# How to Create a user using Freeipa ## Prerequisites: 1. Make sure the server and client are installed 2. The admin user has to be initialized using kerberos authentication. `kinit admin` (When prompted provide the password) ## Adding the New User 1. ssh to manager node `ssh xxxxx@192.168.1.5` 2. Use the command below to create a user: `ipa user-add '' --first='' --last='' --homedir='Home Directory path (optional)' --random` 3. The output will display the random password set. ``` "----------------------", "Added user \"omniauser\"", "----------------------", " User login: omniauser", " First name: omnia", " Last name: user", " Full name: omnia user", " Display name: omnia user", " Initials: ou", " Home directory: /home/omniauser", " GECOS: omnia user", " Login shell: /bin/sh", " Principal name: omniauser@MYIPA.TEST", " Principal alias: omniauser@MYIPA.TEST", " User password expiration: 20210804180355Z", " Email address: omniauser@myipa.test", " Random password: 0Qr:Ir;:q_vFKP+*b|0)0D", " UID: 893800014", " GID: 893800014", " Password: True", " Member of groups: ipausers", " Kerberos keys available: True" ``` 4. The random password displayed can be used to login to the login node using the newly created user. ` ssh omniauser@192.168.1.6` 5. Change the password on first login and then login with the new password. 6. To assign permissions to the newly created user to execute slurm jobs run the command: `usermod -a -G slurm 'new_login_user'` 7. The user has been assigned appropriate permissions to execute slurm jobs. Jobs can be executed ` srun --nodes 1 --ntasks-per-node 1 --partition normal hostname`